Lafarge Iraq signs transportation deal

Lafarge Iraq have signed an agreement with Iraq’s General Company for Land Transportation (GCLT), which is owned by Iraq’s Ministry for Transport, for the transportation of its cement products.

The Lafarge deal is the largest in history for GCLT according to an Iraq Business News report. The contract will run for one year, but has the possibility of a five-year extension.

Lafarge Iraq operates three cement plants in the country, Bazian and Tasluja located in Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, and the Karbala Cement Plant, located in proximity to Karbala province.